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136 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS DURING COVID-19

When a voter entered the polling booth, his/ her temperature was measured. If the temperature was
below 37.5 degrees, the below instructions were given to the voter:
• Wear the mask
• Use hand sanitizer
• Wear the vinyl gloves provided
• Keep 1m apart
• Lower or take of your mask briefly for voter identification
• Receive a ballot paper
• Mark the ballot in the polling booth
• Put the ballot paper in the ballot box

Temporary Polling Booth Voting Procedure:
• Those with temperatures over 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit (37.5 Celsius) were sent to a separate
area. Masks were compulsory. The voter used the hand sanitizer and wore the vinyl gloves
provided. Then the voter was required to present their ID to the polling station staff and signs the
identification form.